The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-07
He Won't Take "NO" for an Answer
What Does His Movement
Mean?
Is HE INTENT ON BULLDOZINt
THE COUNCIL,
Or, Are the City Fathers Playing
Fast and Loose With Their Con-
siltuentsg


read and filed:
Police DEPARTMENT
Total number of arrests, 66S;
amount of fines paid, $i779; expenGi-
lures, S96O7 Al.
RIPoRT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Alarms responded to, 80; Insurance
of owners, ST., $50; Insurance Of occu-
pants, S53 500; loss OF owners, $4470 /;
loss OF occupants, S5845; total insur.
auce, Sl24,S50; total loss, $l0,3l5; in
suIance over loss, STA, 535,
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Number of earth boxes removed,
l4O7 loads OF garbage removed, 1928 !;
dirt boxes, etc, removed, IVA; dead
dogs rem 1ved, 8; other dead animals,
IL; houses Inspected, 1892; water
closets, 144l; Yards, 1889; alleys, 81 ;
stables, 81; cellars, IS; cotton sheds,
8; cisterDs cleaned, 8; houses fumi-
gated, z; warrants Issued, l5; patients
sent to City Hospital, 1872; patients
treated at city dispensary, 276; deaths
bite IS, colored 40; tota ,
l04; children vsccinated in dispens-
airy, so.
The monthly expenses OF Board OF
Health and garbage services were as
follows: Pay roll Of Board OF Health,
1856; panitary police, $65; sanitary
force, S494 so; water company, 500;
feed, $751;; drugs for city dspensary,
SAL So; Instruments for city dispen-
sary, S1S so; wagons and harness,
IS; stable and dumpbost, $ll 20; otlice
expenses, IS. Tota', Sl677 81.
CITY INSPECTORS REPORT.
Sacks corn. 1900; sacks oats, 1871
sacks bran, 609 hay, 1857; carloads
bulk, 8; sscks seed, 1886; sacks seed
cotton, 81; loads seed cotton, 50; mo.
laeaes, 1882 scales tested, $50. Tota
feee, $40 IL.
MEMPHIS CITY HOSPITAL.
Number of patients remaining De
cember /, 1886, So; received in De
Gem her, 1885, 1874; discharged in De
cember, 1885, SO, deceased In Deem
her, 1885, rs; remaining December 81
1885, 9S. Total number treated dur
ing December, 1885, 1872.
Residence Of patien received: Tax
ing District, 10; Tennessee, 8; Arkan
ass, "a; Miss 'ssippi, 81; other States
Al. Total, l24 .
The expenditures were: Pay roll
1850 supplies, drugs, coal, ETC, $795 81
Total, $ll55 81.
TAXING DISTRICT REGISTER.
Amount of general tax registered
$l76n 70; amount of compound inter
est registered. 1857 81; amount of Ii
cense issued, $452 Is; feesin licenses
&C., $26 30. Total, $2997 3d.
BUILDING PERMITS.
The following building permits wer'
granted:
W. F. Taylor, to build house No
IL Main street, at cost Of $2500.
Memphis Fertilizer Company, t.
build house No. s Main street, at q
cost Of $500.
Tnomss Ooyne, 10 build a sheet iroI
shed, 12x24, at No. 26 Alabsma street
REFERRED.
The following applicants for build
Jog permits were referred to the Chic
OF Fire DepsrtmeDt, CITY Engineer AM
Heath Officer, WITH power to act.
1bos. Kelly, repsirs to house Nc
200 Carroll avenue.
Mrs. M Kelly, repairs to house No
SO Front street,
Henry Hurd, c1lored, TO put roof OF
house No. 50 Third street.
REJECTED.
Tbs following app ic.ious for build
ing permits were rejected:
G. NJ. Tidwell, to build two room
10 back yard a. NJ. 200 Main street.
]. T. Walsh & Bro, to build an ad
dltion Of two rooms at No. 80 Mai
street.
LOCOMOTIVE ORDINANCE.
The following new ordinance wa
put on lie first reading:
Be il ordained BY The Legislative Cour
Gil of The TOring District Of Shelby CouN
~, Tennessee, That the Boiler Inspecto
for said District examine MEETINGS, fire
fronts and spark arresters on ell or
gines used inside the Taxing Distric
and that the Inspector be Compelle
to make such examination at leas
once month.
Be il also ordained, That no locomc
tive be allowed to be used within tn
district without being provided wit
extension front and double nettini
said MEETINGS not to exceed four to tn
inch and with approved srresters, an
that failure to provide the same b
declared a misdemesDor, punishable
upon conviction, by fine OF not leE
than 81 nor more than $50.
PETITION TO CLOSE AN ALLEY.
The petition of Stewart and other
paying FIR permission to close a
alley between Clinton and SHIELD
street, in the rear of the store
b -ooks, Nicely & o., was referred I
the President of the Taxing Distrit
! with power 10 act.
STREET CROSSINGS.
The petition of VIM. Dean askin
that stoue crossing be put down o
the corner of Fourth and Popl'
i streets and across Fou tn street "!
. granted. Also, one at the corner
. Third and Madison.
,, WATER.
, TIE telegram OF Torner, DlllaWay
. Rawton was read, as follows:
. BosroH, MASS, December q, 1885.
!, D, p. Hao den, President City Council, Men
phis:
' We desire opportunity to appear b
: fore your Council and submit plar
and proposition to supply your eli
with q complete and annie system
water works, both for fire and d
nestle purposes We realize The ia
I. that the proposition ct present befol
I your honorable body is high, and '
:. feel ceitsin that should we
granted an opportunity to bid, we ca
give more favorable terms as regart
! hydrsnt rental, and can guarantee
= more satisfactory system OF wat
works than Won have. We are at pre-
:, ent proprietors OF large water works
J. this country, ard court investigat {
% a. to our financial standing and sbili
to perform anything we may uudt